A twisted protein sheds light on chronic wasting disease in deer

The new findings might one day help in the development of vaccines against CWD

A male white tailed deer looks to the left on a sunny winter day

Chronic wasting disease is a fatal neurological illness in deer. A detailed look at the protein responsible may offer clues as to why it hasn’t leapt to people.

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The misfolded proteins responsible for a fatal neurological illness in deer have a twist.